JK Claims 1 Million People To Be Vaccinated In A Day Impossible

Jusuf Kalla (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The government's target to catch up with vaccination against at least 70 percent of the total population if only relying on the free vaccine program is impossible. Because in a day you have to vaccinate 1 million people.

This was conveyed by former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla who is also Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI). According to him, this could only be implemented if it is supported by the injection of the COVID-19 vaccine independently.

"If vaccinations are to be completed within a year, at least 1 million vaccines are needed per day. This cannot be implemented by the government alone", said JK, who is nicknamed Jusuf Kalla as quoted by Antara, Friday, January 29.

Thus, JK supports the plan to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine independently in Indonesia so that the increasing number of people who are vaccinated will be faster.

"We support the vaccination efforts independently or in mutual cooperation because this will speed up the vaccination process", he said.

JK gave an example that private companies can do independent vaccination so that they can return to normal work and encourage national economic recovery.

"Say a cigarette factory has up to 25,000 employees, if the vaccine is covered by the company, that means it is free too and will ease the burden on the government and the people", he said.

Previously, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the Government had set a target for COVID-19 vaccination against 70 percent of the population in Indonesia.

This is intended so that Indonesia can catch up with the lagging communal immunity compared to other countries amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Based on Budi's calculations, 70 percent of the total population of Indonesia is around 181 million people.

With the need for two doses for each person, according to him, it takes at least 362 million vaccine shots.